Vgchartz ranking game--Crysis 2!

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5/10

Cons

- Ran like absolute garbage, it's a AAA title with the budget and team to pull off something that at least performs decently, but instead it ran like Turning Point: Fall of Liberty. I've gone through this whole generation without a game crashing on me (except for once in Fallout 3) and then Crysis 2 crashes on me twice within the first few hours. Crytek needs to hire some console developers and get them working on optimization, a big linear title like Crysis 2 should run as smooth as butter. If Killzone 3, Uncharted 2, Bulletstorm and Dead Space 2 can look as good as they do and still play without a hitch, then I expect the same from Crysis 2.

List of tech issues:

Buggy.

Serious pop in issues.

Frame-rate dropped drastically during intense moments.

Enemies would constantly get stuck in the geometry.

I had the game crash on me twice, both of them caused me to turn off my 360 and restart the mission.


- Upgrade system was a little confusing.

- Enemies became repetitive after a while and the throwing mechanic could use some work.

- Probably the dumbest AI in a big shooter, coming off Killzone 3 and Halo: Reach made it look much worse.

- Check pointing was really bad, I'd have sections where the checkpoints were 30 minutes apart (bridge level).


Pros

- Gameplay was tight and fun, makes you feel like a powerhouse.

- Environments were open and easy to manoeuvre through.

- The plot wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

- Despite it's long list of technical issues, it looked great at times, the indoor environments were a treat and the particle effects were some of the best that I've ever seen.


Overall I enjoyed Crysis 2 during some parts and the gameplay was it's driving factor, but it had so many issues that I couldn't overlook and I was disappointed that I was playing a gem covered in shit. The best example I could give is that Crysis 2 felt like Bayonetta on the PS3 without a patch, the gameplay was fantastic and it had all these other cool moments, but it was constantly interrupted by poor console optimization.